EARMA Conference Prague 2023

A brief journey through the impact of Impact

Early analysis of how EU review panels are making sense of Impact in the evaluation process and a brief guide on Impact for practitioners

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Impact

In this session, the presenters share their analysis of how impact is featuring in reviewer evaluations across several EU funding programme, as well as offering some practical tips on how to use impact to improve the overall chances of success when preparing funding applications.

EARMAimpact focus on Widening Countries

EARMAimpact meets BESTPRAC to codesign a impact support work programme that meets also Widening countries' needs

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Practical Initiatives

Topic: Impact

Presentation of a codesign exercise of EARMAimpact and BESTPRAC: Perform an analysis with colleagues from universities from Widening countries on what supports they require to meet the impact needs at an institutional level. Create a EARMAimpact work plan that meets also their needs

Impact by design in applied research

Impact by design in applied research - Case studies from Universities of Applied Sciences

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Impact

In Universities of Applied Sciences, research is intertwined with professional practice of quadruple helix partners. As a result, involvement of research support staff is essential in co-designing impactful research. We will present our method for optimizing impact illustrated with best practices.

Impact potential through knowledge exchange data

Using Research Information Management System (CRIS/RIMS) data on knowledge exchange to identify future impact

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Practical Initiatives

Topic: Impact

Knowledge exchange (KE) is an important facet of research, ensuring that information is disseminated widely and to a range of research users. We aim to investigate how KE data captured in CRIS systems can assist in early identification of future research impact

Knowledge exchange in SSH

Stimulating knowledge exchange in Humanities and Social Sciences

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Impact

In this session we will explain how the Research Support Team (RST) of the Group of Humanities and Social Sciences at KU Leuven encourages and supports researchers within SSH to engage in processes of knowledge exchange that are tailored to their research domain.

Research Results Valorization and Exploitation

Maximizing economic and societal impact of science and technology

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Impact

The session will address key challenges of scientific and technological knowledge valorization and exploitation for RMA, towards economic sustainability of research organizations and a higher impact in economy and society.

Spin-offs in the field of SSHA

SSHA spin-offs: a rare breed with high impact?

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Technical Report

Topic: Impact

This presentation addresses three key questions: why are there relatively little spin-offs from the field of social sciences, humanities and arts? Can SSHA spin-offs outperform spin-offs from other fields? And, more broadly, what is the impact of SSHA spin-offs?

Stakeholder Prioritization for Optimised Impact

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Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Methodological Session

Topic: Impact

In order to optimise the impact of research endeavours it is imperative to maximise the potential benefits to “relevant” stakeholders. But how can we select and prioritise the “relevant” stakeholders? And how can we rationalise the potential benefits of their interaction with the research activity?

Systemic Constraints to the Delivery of Research

Systemic Constraints to the Delivery of Research Impact: As research managers and administrators, what can we do to increase the impact of research?

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Practical Initiatives

Topic: Impact

Presentation of research findings and insights into systematic constraints to societal impact delivery, and opportunities to increase research impact, from New Zealand’s Crown Research Institutes. These offer research managers and administrators opportunities to better enable and support researchers

Tackling interdisciplinarity in research support

Breaking down silos: interdisciplinarity as a strategy for research support

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Operational Lessons Learned

Topic: Impact

Many researchers perceive interdisciplinarity in research projects as a challenge. Ghent University is developing a strategy to turn these hurdles into opportunities for EU funding. In this session, we will share valuable lessons learned and show the first successes our approach has yielded.

Towards an impact-driven university

Raising impact awareness, literacy and readiness

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Interactive Session

Topic: Impact

Authors will share the approach the ENLIGHT alliance is adopting to establish itself as an impact-driven European University. Participants will be invited to exchange views on the barriers and opportunities to implement common impact-driven research agendas in our European Universities.

Twinning – Effective Way of RMA Knowledge Transfer

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Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Impact

The positive experience of Twinning as a way how to: eliminate significant internal disparities of R&I performance in the EU; reduce the lack of synergies between national and EU research systems; enable and enhance access in low R&I performing countries to international networking activities.

What is my Pathway to Impact?

A methodology (and examples of applying it) for identifying the impact pathways of a research project.

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Impact

This presentation provides an overview of an impact pathways methodology developed over decades. It covers pre-award stage, supporting consortia who are trying to categorise their results, the potential users, how to reach these users and the impact that will achieve when the results are applied.

Worst practices in developing an impact culture

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Operational Lessons Learned

Topic: Impact

People tend to shout their good practices from the rooftops. But just as important as knowing what works is knowing what does not. In this session we will come together to discuss all the mistakes we made in our efforts to bring about a societal impact culture in the institute we work for.

Getting Started With Logic Models

Using logic models to plan and communicate research impact

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Interactive Session

Topic: Impact

This interactive, practical session will introduce the concept of logic models as a research project planning tool that can help maximise research impact.

Impact Managment in Canada

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Format: Pecha Kucha

Category: Case Study

Topic: Impact

Lessons learned from a 2-month experience as Visiting RMA at Western University in London, Ontario (Canada)

Impact by design: fostering a new research culture

Between the hammer and the anvil? Impact managers and the contraddictions of research impact

Format: Pecha Kucha

Category: Case Study

Topic: Impact

Among the innovative topics the presentation intends exploring are both behavioural and procedural lock-ins in the building of appropriate impact strategies for collaborative research projects, through practical cases collected across the University of Bologna.

Knowledge management in Italian Research Hospitals

The path from scientific research to impact in an Italian Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare – IRCCS: a knowledge-based perspective

Format: Poster

Category: Discussion Starter

Topic: Impact

Italian Research Hospital play a key role in the innovation systems and the new challenge for RMAs is to improve how knowledge is generated, communicated and used. We explored the knowledge developed inside the hospital and the potential benefits of having a vertical integrated RMAs.

SDG Competences for wider Impact

RMA Professional Development of SDGs boosting Valorisation of Research and Innovation

Format: Poster

Category: Discussion Starter

Topic: Impact

SDGs should be the backbone for R&I policies at all levels, defining the framework for resilient, equal and prosperous world. The level at which SDGs are integrated into research agendas varies among organisations, as does competence levels regarding the SDGs within RMA community.